Chelsea players were devastated and disgusted by Mauricio Pochettino s departure earlier this week, with the news said to have ruined any good vibes built in the squad at the end of the season.
Pochettino left the club by mutual consent on Tuesday after the Chelsea owners became convinced that the Argentinian could not work effectively in the club s structure.
The former Spurs boss led the Blues into Europe with a fine run of form at the end of a campaign in which he struggled with an inexperienced squad and significant injury problems.
But the owners reportedly thought Pochettino deserved some of the blame for those injuries and were also unimpressed by and his .
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According to reports, Dan Ashworth s top managerial target is the biggest threat to Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag.
The ex-Ajax head coach endured a torrid second season at Man Utd despite helping his side beat arch-rivals Manchester City at Wembley to win the FA Cup.
Man Utd to sack Ten Hag?
produced numerous woeful performances as they finished eighth in the Premier League, while they exited the Champions League and Carabao Cup prematurely.
It has been suggested that United s success in the FA Cup could be a saving grace for Ten Hag,
An internal review is underway at United as they consider whether to part ways with Ten Hag. This presumably will be led by new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his recruitment team.
Earlier thi…
Alan Shearer has hit out at new Man Utd co-owners Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS over the bizarre situation surrounding Erik ten Hag.
The Dutchman had a positive first season in charge at Old Trafford which saw the Red Devils reach an FA Cup final, win the League Cup and secure a top-four Premier League finish.
However, following an eighth-placed finish in the Premier League and an early exit from Champions League in his second season, pressure had been building on Ten Hag.
A report in the week leading up to the FA Cup final suggested that Ten Hag would be sacked by even if he won the Wembley showpiece against arch-rivals Man City.
But widespread reports confirmed earlier this month that Man Utd will stick with Ten Hag and offer him a new contract to remai…
Arsenal could bend to the pressure that Real Madrid could exert on them over a potential transfer for William Saliba, according to reports.
The Gunners had a brilliant season in 2023/24 with Mikel Arteta s side only losing out on the Premier League title to Manchester City on the final day of the campaign.
have improved their reputation under Mikel Arteta with the Gunners now once again one of the most attractive sides to play for in European football.
As well as pushing Man City close in the Premier League, Arsenal have qualified for the Champions League for the second year in a row, crucial to tempting any top players to the club.
But there are claims that the Gunners will have to be wary of losing some of their top players after their stock increased…
Man City could value Pep Guardiola at as much as £200m a year as they offer him a new contract to stay at the Etihad Stadium, according to reports.
The Citizens could lose the Catalan in a year when his contract at the Etihad Stadium expires in the summer of 2025 with Guardiola virtually irreplaceable.
He guided to the Premier League title and lift a fourth consecutive English top-flight championship.
Guardiola has already cemented his place as one of the best managers the Premier League has ever seen with his Barcelona team also widely regarded as one of the best of all time.
And that Man City boss Sheikh Mansour is leading a fierce charm offensive to keep Guardiola past the end of his contract.
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According to reports, Arsenal are stepping up their interest in signing Bayern Munich star Leroy Sane, who could return to the Premier League this summer.
are active in the transfer market and they have already spent around £42m to sign Italy international Riccardo Calafiori from Serie A outfit Bologna.
Arsenal to sign Sane?
Among their priorities for the rest of this summer are to sign a centre-midfielder, winger and striker as they look to beat Man City and others to the Premier League title this season.
The Gunners have Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard to choose from on the left flank, but their lack of options on the right has forced head coach Mikel Arteta to over-rely on England international Bukayo Saka last season.
To ease their issues o…
According to reports, Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi has been set a final decision deadline by Liverpool, who have two problems to overcome.
are yet to make a summer signing but Zubimendi has been identified as their top target as head coach Arne Slot wants to sign a new no.6.
Zubimendi has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League in recent months and
Last summer, Liverpool invested over £200m on signings as they overhauled their midfield with the additions of Alexis Mac Allister, Dominic Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch and Wataru Endo.
Despite this, Zubimendi who has a release clause in his contract worth around £51m has been picked out as an upgrade on Endo,
Over the weekend,, but the talented midfielder is yet to reach…
Brighton have agreed pay Celtic up to £30million for Danish midfielder Matt O Riley after agreeing a fee with Fenerbahce for Ferdi Kadioglu, according to reports.
The Seagulls have been making moves in the summer transfer window, .
New head coach Fabian Hurzeler has been heavily backed and started his career with a 3-0 win at Everton on matchday one in the Premier League.
The additional signings of a central midfielder and left-back should conclude Albion s summer business and it looks like they have secured a player for each position.
Brighton land double here we go with Celtic, Fenerbahce stars to join
According to , Brighton will sign both O Riley and Kadioglu, with Celtic to receive £30m in total for the former, which would make him the most expe…
Graeme Souness doesn t think Kobbie Mainoo is good enough to be starting every match for Man Utd after they lost 3-0 against Liverpool on Sunday.
The Red Devils were second best throughout against Arne Slot s outfit as a first-half brace from Luis Diaz and another goal from Mohamed Salah .
Mainoo made his first three appearances for in the 2022-23 season but he properly made an impact last campaign, playing 32 times in all competitions.
The Stockport-born midfielder scored five goals too, including the second in , while he also received the Man of the Match award.
But, after watching their disappointing start to the season in which they ve lost two of their opening three Premier League matches Souness reckons Mainoo should be in and out of the team and …
Man Utd forward Marcus Rashford has been struggling with bullying from former players and legends, according to reports.
The Red Devils have had a poor start to the new season with back-to-back defeats to Brighton after beating Fulham on the opening weekend of the new campaign.
Rashford scored 30 goals in the 2022/23 campaign in all competitions but dipped to just eight goals last term, and he s started off in similar poor form this season with no goal contributions in their first three fixtures.
That has led to strong criticism from some former players and legends, with other figures in football also sticking the boot in already this campaign.
And the i newspaper has spoken to a source in the Man Utd academy graduate s camp with Rashford now seeing th…